Cold Hearted | Damon Salvatore

nineteen

19. Man On Fire

"I hate this" Aria complained, as Kol forced Aria to sit down at the Whitmore café.

"Ri, you're the one who messaged me saying you needed a distraction" Kol reminded, "This is me distracting you".

"By helping me study?" Aria asked.

"Yes" Kol replied simply, "Rebekah told me that with Katherine possessing you, you've been behind a bit, so I'm here to help".

"But I don't want to study" Aria complained.

"Ri, you're about to be a mother, you can't be acting like a baby anymore" Kol said.

"Watch me" Aria said, grabbing Kol's tea.

"Hey, I got you hot chocolate" Kol complained, taking the tea back.

"The babies don't want hot chocolate though" Aria said.

Kol shook his head at Aria in amusement, "Fine, if that will stop your complaining, then take it" he said.

"Yay" Aria said, taking the tea from Kol, "You're the best".

"I know" Kol said simply.

"Hey" Rebekah greeted, walking over to the duo, "How's studying going?".

"Awful" Aria replied, "I can't believe the two of the most non-studious people are forcing me to study, I really wish Care was here, she would have been on my side, but no she's visiting her hybrid boyfriend in New Orleans leaving me with you two".

"Do you want to become a writer or not?" Kol asked.

"I need to write a book to become a writer, not get a degree" Aria replied.

"Well, someone's grumpy" Rebekah commented.

"Sorry" Aria said, "It's been a long couple of days".

"We know, that's why we're trying to distract you" Kol said.

"You want to distract me?" Aria asked, "Then help me figure out why I've I just want to scream since the moment I woke up".

"Scream?" Rebekah asked, "As in a banshee scream?".

"Since I've woken up, there has been this horrible pit in my stomach, and I just want to scream" Aria replied.

"Are you sure this doesn't have anything to do with you know who?" Kol asked.

"No, Kol" Aria replied, "This has nothing to do with Damon, it's something else".

"Wait, you don't think someone's going to die, do you?" Rebekah asked, looking at Aria in concern.

"I think I might know who" Kol replied.

"Who?" Aria asked.

"Them" Kol replied, pointing behind Aria.

Aria turned around to see Stefan, Bonnie and Elena entering the café.

"What the bloody hell are they doing here?" Rebekah asked.